The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-21
A BURNING THEME.
TIE IRISH onIMEs MEASURE


LuHDoN, april .u,-ln inc Houee O.
Commons to-day, Lord Salisbury, il
speaking on the Irish Crimes bill, said
1--WE repudiate the word coercion" be
cause by long usage that applied 10 re.
preston Of political opinion, with which
We have nothing to do. We stand In the
presence Of Ireland Of a system Of crime
sapping mos. surely and fatally The hap.
piness and freedom Of that people, a vast
organization taklng away human freedom
and interfering with men in oil sts.
ttons by machinery OF intimidation,
Gladstone asserts the crimes bill gives the
Government power to deal with political
associations supporting crimes, bu. Is this
power conferred by The Honss OF Com.
mons. The Commons alone can allow
such machinery to be set in motion. ali
such opposition is based upon false, I'm.
sound foundation. Opponents Of the
Government endeayor to appropriate for
the purpoae Of attacking the bill feeling
which always intelligbly existed agains:
political repression. But reple9ors Of
crime do not attack the liberty Of tho peo.
pie, on the contrary ttey are its greatest
defenders.
GLADsroSE's IDEA.
Gladstone's ides, when on one fine
morning in 1856, he who had been all bis
lito vigorous opponent Of home rule
awoke to advocate home rule, WAS that Il
was his followers duty to awake home
rulers too. Cheers and laughter There
Is no limit TO Gladstone's belief lu the
obsequious obedience OF the followers of
his standard. ltalways has been thought
Jesuits make large clsims upon human
obedience. But at least Jesuiis we'll I'M.
derstand they have well fixed freedom
in tho belief they are required to accent,
Gladstone's votaries under main of ex.
communication are bound nc. only to
devote themselves ss corpsesto Gladstone's
Will but bound TO turn from one opinion
to another at moment's notice.
HELD ur AS TRAITORS,
They are held up as traitors to c.viliza.
ton and libarty il they dare adhere to
the opinions he always taught them.
[Cheers] Gladstone tolls us that for NJ.
Teen yesfa he halieved iu home rule, Int
he kept his change Of conviction 10 him.
self 30 cleyerly That everybody believed
he still objected. II saena hard TO tho
Liberal Unlonisla that he should be nun.
ished with all this imprecstiona because
they were not acute enough to discern
how much Mr. Gladstone was taxing
them in. tCheeEs. and a yoice-"He has
taken himself in."l
Lord Salisbury reaumed: This treat.
ment is not calculated to gather around
him new staf and new army.
There arc some desperate politicians, Who
have gone go far they csnuot 1etraCt, and
must follow Gladstone wherever ho leads.
But whero vii! be find new officers willing
to expose themselves to these sudden vic.
lent changes OF thie impeiious inristepce
on absolute humiliation? MIR. Gladstone
will find on the labor side OF the house a
spirit OF Eaglishmen not quite dissauear.
ed, and leader to ho followed must be- y
leader who can be trusted TO stand by bis
opinions.
PARSELL's POSITION.
Gladstone thinks Parnell's position per.
iecty reasonable and no one ought to ask
him to clear himself. II Patreli snd his
aesnrint too y.nra tpcD shsolntaIr f.o, -